Huntington's disease - Overview - Introduction
Huntington's disease is an inherited disease of the brain, for which there is no cure. Nerve cells in the brain become damaged, causing deterioration and gradual loss of function of areas of the brain. This affects movement, cognition ... [... more]
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Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is an hereditary neurological disorder of the central nervous system that causes progressive degeneration of cells in the brain, slowly impairing a person's ability to walk, think, talk and reason. Huntington's disease is ... [... more]
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Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease (HD) was described by George Huntington (1850-1916) who was born in Long Island, New York. He described this disorder in his only known written article called 'on chorea'. Dr Linda Appai-Kubi, King's College Hospital and ... [... more]
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